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| Field | 🇰🇷Korea, Republic ofSouth Korea Corporate Investor D-8 Visa 2026 |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea, Republic of (KR) |
| Route | South Korea Corporate Investor D-8 Visa 2026 |
| Route family | Investor |
| Route type | investor |
| Summary | Current overview of Korea's D-8 corporate investor framework for foreign-invested companies, qualifying investors and essential professionals. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-20 |
| Official/supporting source count | 2 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2 |
| Best-fit work models | Investor, Business owner, Local employmentSource 1Source 2 |
| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Investment requirement | For the corporate-investor pathway described by InvestKOREA, a foreign national must bring KRW 100 million or more from abroad and establish and operate a corporation under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act. Other D-8 categories have distinct rules; this threshold is not a generic business visa threshold.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Validity | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Local-work rules | D-8 activity is tied to management/operation of the qualifying foreign-invested company or specified essential-professional work. It is not unrestricted authorization to work for unrelated Korean employers; status changes from some categories are restricted.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Application location | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Permanent-residence pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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